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“If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens.”
Robert Browning
This Olive Oil Walnut Garlic Rosemary Foccacia is bursting with flavour, topped with everything I love and more. To get an even heartier bread, you could even double the toppings, maybe knead in some extra walnuts, olive and cheese through the dough after the first rise. These are thoughts that ...

“I want to live in a world where the need for pizza belittles that of war.”
Jason Barnett
100% Wholewheat Pizza ... nothing else. Simple, clean, quick, delicious and versatile. As I mentioned recently, I have a few good to go recipes that I hold in my head. Most involve eye balling, throwing into the KitchenAid stand mixer rather rapidly, mixing in all at once, and then leaving the yeast to rise ...

“Variety's the very spice of life, that gives it all it's flavour.”
William Cowper
Genoa Fougasse turned out to be the best bread I've baked in a while. Sometimes you just need 'bread luxury', and this became that and much more. The difference here was the new level of deliciousness brought on by the addition of a gourmet spice blend, Genoa, from Sprig. It brought the flavours alive, went ...

"The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight."
M.F.K. Fisher
Wholewheat Garlic Oat Soda Bread. Bread I baked after ages. Each word of the title appeals to me, yes, even the soda bit! I've read about this quick baking bread with no proofing/time for the dough to double for years. For some insane reason, I ...

“If thou tastest a crust of bread, thou tastest all the stars and all the heavens.”
Robert Browning
Savoury Braided Bread with garlic, rosemary and sundried tomatoes. In my little corner of the world, home baked bread doesn't get tastier than this. It's been a while since I baked bread. Getting onto the KitchenAid Culinary Council got me back to doing something I enjoy loads, baking bread. Just ...

“The smell of good bread baking, like the sound of lightly flowing water, is indescribable in its evocation of innocence and delight.”
M.F.K. Fischer
Wholegrain Christmas Stollen with dried peach + walnuts +orange peel... a healthier version of the German Tea Bread. I've been fascinated by the Stollen for long. Actually ever since I discovered homemade quark. Once I figured there was something ...